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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
32
176
838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
8
49
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Ocean
8 Families width 377 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp234SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198718SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp55SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185227SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp32SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
23
234
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
11
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
5
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Alpheoidea at artfakta.se
Alpheoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheoidea at dyntaxa.se
Alpheoidea at itis.gov
Alpheoidea at marinespecies.org